An update on my weight loss.

[justgamma]

I haven't posted for a while. In my last update. I had just hit my goal of 175# I realized then that I had a ways to go yet. I changed my goal to 155#. I'm not quite there. I'm sitting here at 158# Down from 266.

I'm in the normal BMI range for the first time since I was about 6 yrs. old. I still can't believe it. I'm making up for all the things I've missed for the last 30 years. I've relearned to ride a bicycle. Oh, that wasn't pretty. It took me hours to even get both my feet on the pedals. I'm still scared of falling, but I can ride!

I'm also taking my Pom for real honest to goodness walks. I couldn't walk a block before and he wouldn't go out of the yard. Now, we're all over town.

One day at a time.

[Tobin S.]

1. Excellent!

That's when I feel the most gratification: When I'm able to do things that I couldn't before because I was too heavy.

How are you losing the weight?

[justgamma]

3. Just watching what I eat.

I use http://www.sparkpeople.com/ to track my food and exercise. I make it into kind of a game. I don't use their diet plan. I just make up my own. I keep tweeking it to see if I can get all the nutrition in that I need. They really have a great support system. I can't say enough good things about them.

[54anickel]

5. I was just thinking about posting a thread asking who here was on SP.

There used to be a DU group there....

I signed up for SP last spring, but just didn't get into using all the features. I returned this past April after loosing so much ground over winter. It's replaced my discussion board addiction from DU to SP.

I love SP and am doing the same thing, using their trackers, while setting my own nutritional goals (lower carb than SP's recommendations because of insulin resistance). I love that it's customizable that way (though it will sometimes change back to their recommendations when you update your weight or goals).

[justgamma]

6. Have you joined any of the political teams?

Good luck in your quest to get healthy.

[54anickel]

7. No, not yet. I'm still perusing the 810 "Other" category of teams. Saw the Obama 2012 team there.

Thanks for the well-wishes. I'm at that age where getting healthy doesn't come so easy anymore. Still attainable, just need to work a bit smarter at it. :hippie:

[Systematic Chaos]

2. It's so nice to see more good news in here. Congratulations!

I can just see you and your little Pom out rockin' da hood. :D

Keep it up!

[justgamma]

4. Thanks, SC.

That means a lot to me. I really should have taken a video of me on the bike. America's funniest Videos would have loved it. lol